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Digital Account Manager / Operations Manager for Fresh and Entrepreneurial Digital Media Agency
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Peanut Media Ltd.
Peanut Media is a fast growing digital media agency based in Leeds. We provide a range of services to clients such as web design, web development, branding, and seo. Our business has seen fast growth over the years and is a small but entrepreneurial set up with many good future prospects. |
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| Job details: | Peanut Media is a Leeds based digital media agency providing a range of services to clients in the online development and design field. We are looking for an overall accounts/operations manager to join our enthusiastic team. As a relatively new business we are looking for someone who possesses entrepreneurial flare too and would like them to rise to managing director status in as short a period of time as possible. Our Accounts Manager who whilst has all the technical knowledge required to fulfill the role, also has an excellent ability to work with clients face to face and via the telephone. They must be able to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously which requires a great need to be very well organised. This will demand a very structured mentality, particularly when working with external freelance developers, in order to deliver projects on time and ultimately keep our clients happy. They should also have an extensive knowledge of and a passion for working in the digital media industry, including design, branding, website development and web 2.0 technologies. We totally intend our Accounts Manager to be with Peanut Media for a long time, helping us to grow the business, so everyone may reap the rewards further down the line! EMPLOYEE SPECIFICATION: * Graduate/Postgraduate University Qualification or equivalent * Excellent knowledge and experience managing website projects from initial design through to development and completion * Good knowledge or high-level understanding of the following: XHTML, PHP, Joomla! CMS, Java, JavaScript, AJAX, Open Source Platforms, Other programming and development platforms, databases * Excellent knowledge and experience of Content Management Systems * Excellent knowledge and experience of managing budgets * Excellent ability to manage workflow and meet deadlines under own initiative * Ability to always present an outstanding brand image both externally (and internally!) of Peanut Media, within the businesses overall philosophy * Ability to manage other members of a team * Excellent organisational and time management skills * Enterprising and entrepreneurial mindset * Account management experience. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Arranging and meeting with potential clients. 2. Producing quotations and project proposals. 3. Estimating and evaluating project costs. 4. Maintaining excellent client relationships on an ongoing basis in a high pressure industry. 5. Manage new and existing projects. 6. Ongoing project administration, including, raising invoices and chasing payments. 7. Acting in a support role to existing and new clients, and taking appropriate actions upon receiving support requests. 8. Ongoing sales generation and converting leads into Peanut Media clients, including the production of web design specifications. 9. Managing both external freelance and internal designers and developers, and other b-2-b organisations as needed in a high pressure industry where deadlines and results are critical. 10. Maintaining a database of freelance designers and developers, and other b-2-b organisations as needed. 11. Identifying and allocating projects to appropriate freelancers to projects. 12. Ongoing contributions to systems and business development. 13. Managing in-house systems including email, website and document library. You may also be required to carry out other duties, as are within your capabilities and level of responsibility, in order to meet the needs of the business. FUTURE PROSPECTS: We envisage this role growing as the business grows, to move towards a more Business Management, and possibly directorship role. This would include, managing the Peanut Media in-house team, running regular production meetings and much more. We anticipate Peanut Media to experience rapid growth and fully expect this roles salary to reflect this accordingly. Strictly no agencies. |
| Degree: | Any although a degree in a computing or management related course may prove useful but practical experience will be taken as higher priority than qualifications. |
| Location: | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Salary: | £18,000 per annum (+ commission) |
| Advertised until: | Closed Mon 15-Feb-2010 |
| Job ref: | GY/40668 |
| Eligibility: | Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer. |
This vacancy has now closed.